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. 2011 Apr 25;4(2):113–122. doi: 10.4056/sigs.1313504

Table 1. Classification and general features of C. jejuni 327 according to the MIGS recommendations [4].

MIGS ID     Property      Term     Evidence code
     Domain Bacteria     TAS [5]
     Phylum Proteobacteria     TAS [6]
     Class Epsilonproteobacteria     TAS [2,7,8]
    Current classification      Order Campylobacterales     TAS [2,7]
     Family Campylobacteraceae     TAS [3]
     Genus Campylobacter     TAS [3,9-15]
     Species Campylobacter jejuni     TAS [9,10]
     Strain 327     TAS [16]
    Gram stain      negative     TAS [9]
    Cell shape      Helical or curved rods can be observed in
     short or longer chains that can be V-, S-, or comma-shaped
    TAS [9]
    Motility      motile via lateral flagella     TAS [9]
    Sporulation      Non-sporulating     TAS [9]
    Temperature range      thermophilic, 37-42°C     TAS [17]
    Optimum temperature      42°C     TAS [17]
    Salinity      sensitive to 1% NaCl     TAS [18]
MIGS-22     Oxygen requirement      microaerophilic (optimal concentrations of
     O2 [5–10%] and CO2 [3–5%])
    TAS [9]
    Carbon source      peptides and amino acids     TAS [3]
    Energy source      amino acids and Krebs cycle intermediates
     for energy production
    TAS [3]
MIGS-6     Habitat      Commensal organism in birds, primary
     enteric pathogen in humans
    TAS [17]
MIGS-15     Biotic relationship      Free living     TAS [17]
MIGS-14     Pathogenicity      pathogenic     TAS [17]
    Biosafety level      2     TAS [4,19]
    Isolation      Poultry processing plant during slaughter of turkey batches
     Source of sampling: after killing
    TAS [20]
MIGS-4     Geographic location      Different poultry processing plants located in Germany     TAS [20]
MIGS-5     Sample collection time      Autumn 2002     TAS [20]

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [21]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed for a live isolate by one of the authors, or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.